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Electric vehicle owners without a driveway must be helped on Budget Day
A tax cut on home electricity is welcome. EV drivers deserve the same deal on the kerbside. From tomorrow, October 1, VAT on domestic electricity drops to zero. It's a welcome move that will be felt in millions of households' bills. But under the…
New data shows the one big reason stopping people buying electric vehicles
Disabled people are being left behind in the EV drive Nearly six in ten disabled customers feel they are being left behind in the EV transition, according to data from the Motability Scheme's EV Transition Tracker. And the statistics also show…
Nearly €4m in electric vehicle grants overpaid to car dealers
OVER €3.9 MILLION was overpaid to dealerships in electric vehicle grants last year, according to a new report from the Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG). The overpayments related to demonstration grants which concern vehicles that are…
Electric cars more reliable than petrol vehicles after 60,000 miles
Electric cars are more reliable than petrol vehicles after 60,000 miles. Experts have called for the battery health of EVs to be monitored during MOT tests. Analysts have studied 47 million MOT tests, and found that electric cars are more durable…
Around 215,000 leased electric cars are returning to US dealer lots this year, and three-year-old models now retain just 66 percent of their original price, the lowest in five years
Walk onto almost any franchise dealer lot this fall and something looks different. The back rows are filling up with clean, low-mileage electric cars. Window stickers are coming down. The cars turning up fastest are barely three years old, still…
BMW built the same car for gas and electric. The EV is $4,400 cheaper.
For years, automotive analysts have been predicting that electric vehicles would become cheaper than their gas-powered equivalents. They figured it would happen sometime in the latter half of the 2020s. BloombergNEF, for example, expected it to…
Oil and gas industry expected surplus - but war brought shortage
In 2023, the International Energy Agency predicted that by 2028 the world's oil companies would produce more oil than people wanted to buy. Prices responded to that and similar projections of slowing oil demand, dropping too low to attract…
US EV Power Demand Growth Slows to Three-Year Low as Sales Cool
Power use by electric vehicles is increasing at the slowest pace in at least three years in the US, the latest sign of cooling demand for EVs, according to the nation's Energy Information Administration. Light-duty electric vehicles, including…
Nissan To Revamp Model Range With Multiple Hybrids By 2030 Model Year
Published: September 30th, 2026 Fresh off the reveal of its all-new 2027 Rogue Hybrid, Nissan is supposedly taking the mojo it has picked up with this model and using the ePower powertrain to hybridize much of its lineup by 2030. Instead of chasing…
Senate punts bill to permanently ban Chinese cars until after midterm elections
Legislation to permanently ban the sale of Chinese vehicles in the United States stalled out on Wednesday as senators struggled to seal an agreement, virtually guaranteeing that the bill will have to wait until after the November elections. The…
ECCK calls for easing EV regulation, predictability in defense trade
The European Chamber of Commerce in Korea (ECCK) recommended that Korean authorities ease regulations on electric vehicles (EVs) and improve predictability in the defense offset system in its annual white paper unveiled Wednesday. The ECCK…
The Latest Example of BYD Becoming No. 1 Globally Isn't a Joke
At first, Chinese automakers were the butt of a joke by well-known Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Then Chinese autos became a real concern, and their rapid development and expansion became a hushed secret. Now it's an industry consensus: Chinese automakers…
Europe's carmakers compete with AI for chips and critical materials
Europe's carmakers rely on a narrow group of countries, suppliers and processing hubs for the chips, magnets and metals their vehicles need, and that dependence is the biggest supply-chain risk facing automotive manufacturing in the bloc, a new…
Leaving your EV at the airport: Will the battery run down while you're away?
Airport car parks are one of the more overlooked parts of any holiday, but for EV drivers, leaving the car behind for a week or two raises a question that never troubled petrol and diesel owners: will the battery still have enough charge left to…
China-EU talks in Beijing will seek to head off a trade conflict
One all-out trade war has been averted, at least for now, thanks to last week's summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping. But there are new signs that another might erupt – this one pitting China against the…
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